The 69-year-old megastar, who has been enjoying the company of his newborn grandchild, had been pondering over a pile of scripts for a long time. But he has now zeroed in on this film.
"So finally a decision ! Doing Shirish Kunder's film 'Common Man'. Starting in a couple of months.. koi bhi insaan aam nahi hota (Nobody is ordinary), " Big B posted on Twitter.
Kunder is excited about his long-pending dream coming true.
"My dream to work with @SrBachchan finally comes true. Have waited for 6 years for the right script. And 'COMMON MAN' is that film, " film editor-turned-director posted on Twitter.
"'COMMON MAN' is an inspiring story that every person can relate to & inspire them to realise their uniqueness & achieve success through it.
"And who better than @SrBachchan to convey this noble story and inspire every COMMON MAN, " he added.
Kunder's other forthcoming projects are "Joker" and "Kick".